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Sunday, December 15, 2013

I guess if we are going to be broke down and stuck somewhere this is the place to be.

They have everything and anything you would want as a trucker or truckers wife or just a traveler.

Restaurants and fast food galore.

Very nice showers - we had one this morning.

A barber shop and dentist.

A weight room if you were so incline to work out.

A laundry room with loads of machines.

A movie theater. Which is nice its free and you can sit and watch movies all day if the mood strikes you I guess.

All the shopping you could ever want.

A TV room where you can just watch general TV.

A truck museum.

And the best part for me ... a wifi lounge with free wifi.

So that is how I will pass the majority of the day.

Billy is in watching a movie and I will play here on the computer and kill some time.

We should be able to take our truck into a shop about 20 miles away tomorrow morning so that we can get it fixed and get back on the road. Depending on how quick they are with the repairs we should be able to still make our delivery in Brighton, Colorado.

We have had a string of bad luck with this truck which sucks but c'est lavie.

Hopefully the company will either get it fixed right or get us into a different truck so we can run and do our job.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Well here we are ready to head out on our new adventure. Billy made it thru orientation at May Trucking and we have our first load out to Truckee California. Haven't been west yet with him since I have been on the road so this will be fun. Hopefully this company does us good and we start making a paycheck. So far they seem great and it feels like a family atmosphere. Bill had success when he drove for them. Ride with us pop.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

New York was crazy. I did not enjoy it at all. I was fine on the way in and crossing the George Washington bridge was breath taking. The lights on the river were beautiful. We got into the meat market to do our job. When we were done we decided to head for a rest area/truck wash in NJ for the night. HA! Easier said than done. It took us almost 4 hours to get out of NYC. Not because of traffic but because we were lost. Our GPS had a meltdown. The maps on our cell phones would not work. We went up over a bridge and we were in the left lanes and all of a sudden the road split. No trucks on the left. 13-1 clearance. Guess who is taller than that? We got stopped and didnt hit anything. Waited patiently for New Yorks finest to come and stop traffic so we could back out and get on the right side. As soon as we get over the bridge we realize we are in downtown Manhattan with a truck and 53 foot trailer. Not good!!!! Finally we found the road out and made it to our destination. We both slept goos ROFL!!!!

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Driving through Illinois and Ohio today and there is severe weather. Tornado warnings like crazy. Well we have to stop to get lights on the trailer fixed. So we stop at a TA near Toledo Ohio. The shop says it will take about 30 minutes to get us in so we go inside to pee. As I am leaving the bathroom the manager of the TA comea in and says we have to stay in the bathroom because of the tornado. Then the power goes out. Now I have never ever been throufh anything like thisnin my life so I am a little nervous and apprehensive. Not really scared at this point until I am stuck in a bathroom with about 50 strangers. Kids crying, a lady on the phone with her daughter crying and another lady with her kids that live down the road and came up here because it is safer. Still I am ok until I turn and realize that I am all alone. Billy is gone. I get out of the bathroom and I start looking for him. He is missing. Can' t find him anywhere. I start to get butterflies in my stomach and get nervous. Tears right at the very brim of my eyes; knowing if anyone says anything to me they are going to spill over. I call him - his phone goes straight to voice mail. I text him and wait. Nothing. I call again - voicemail. I text again. Now I am getting angry mixed with all the other emotions not good. Finally on the 8th phone call he answers. I am so angry and hurt. Probably shouldnt be but in this moment I feel like I couldnt depend on him and honestly there is no worse feeling.I hope tomorrow is a better day.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

So we stopped tonight for Billy's break and we decided to shower. This was going to be my first truck stop shower. Lol I sound like I am losing my virginity or something. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a big nice room. Very clean. Nice shower with dual heads. We were able to get in get showered, get dressed and out in about 30 minutes or there abouts. Not like showering in the comfort of your own home but pretty close. The good thing too was the shower was free with our Love's reward points and they let us use one shower for both of us. Now my fear is no longer a fear.

So we are driving along somewhere on I80 headed into Des Moines Iowa and we are having a conversation about Rod Stewart and I start sharing a story from high school and when I am done he has the nerve to look over and say " All I got out of that was yada yada yada " Grrrrrr men!!!!

He went into the truck stop to get something to eat and brought a meal he thought we both could share. He was so excited and he opens it and I am like Uhhhhh I can't eat that .... his face fell .. he felt really bad.

It was some kind of a smothered roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and it was all smothered in gravy.

I can't eat that kind of stuff when we are out of the home because you never know what people put in their gravy or cook their meat in and I cannot have turkey based nothing so that was a no go for me.

It is day #3 and we are sitting in Shelby Iowa at the Corn Crib. Very nice BP gas station and restaurant.

Pulled in this morning and got some good sleep.

Things are going great.

I am so relaxed out here and just generally enjoying my time with Billy. We are talking and laughing and singing and just having a good time.

I am learning very quickly how to get my shoes and sweater on .. get out of the truck .. run inside .. pee...wash hands and face and get back out and into the truck in a hurry LOL

No shopping or window gazing for me.

We have had some really good food while out here so far ... Stopped very early this morning at a place called Bosselman's. Grandma Max's restaurant ... I had a fried egg and bacon with cheese sandwich and some hasbrowns...Billy had stuffed biscuits and gravy ...they were stuffed with cheese, eggs and sausage. Then we drove for a few more hours and pulled into this place to sleep.

Got my customary 6 hours of sleep and am awake now. Billy went back to sleep which is fine as he is the one that has to drive.

So I am killing time on the laptop.

Gonna try and pull some of the pictures off my phone so I can share with you some of the beauty I have seen.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Slept for 6+ hours which is more than enough for me on any given day and now very early morning has arrived and I must pee.

We are a beef plant in the middle of nowhere northern Utah and there are no facilities here aside from maybe a restroom in the security guard shack who knows. Maybe they don't even let the public use it. Anyhow being female I cannot just jump out of the truck and do my thing and jump back in. Or can I??

I have not gotten that desperate yet and I am sure it will soon be light out and that opportunity will have passed. I wonder just how long one can hold it LOL

I have yet to determine which is worse laying down or sitting up. I am thinking I need some kind of a bucket or something .. perhaps a coffee can like my mom used when we were growing up and camping and she had to go in the middle of the night ..hmmmmm

If we are going to get stuck for time like this at other places I must confess I need to come up with something.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

We are in the yard now and waiting for him to get the power inverter hooked up so we will be able to charge my laptop and other misc items.

He really did spoil me and made sure I had everything I needed/wanted to come out with him.

While sitting here in the yard he went to buy some wires for the power inverter and he was gone quite awhile of course while waiting I realized I needed to pee and had no clue where to go or what to do.

Will be a new learning curve for me ... I am just excited to go .. lets just get this on the road and roll. I am way excited to see new sites and visit new states and what not.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

I can't seem to stop thinking about him despite trying to distract myself and doing other things he just keeps popping in my head and I seem to be on the verge of tears everytime I think about him and him not being here sharing this Sunday with us.

Day 4 of no coffee together in the morning .. Day 4 of no conversation....Day 4 of not knowing how he is doing and what is going on ... *sigh* This is a rough life.

The only good thing is tomorrow is Monday and I should get a phone call telling me what time to pick him up and trust me I am going to make him lay in bed with me and hold me forever tomorrow night so we can catch up and I can just feel his arms around me.

I will need it to be able to make it through the next week that he is gone.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

We are winding down day 4 and no word from him ..... *sigh* he needs a cell phone ... we have NEVER gone this long without talking ... seeing each other yes a couple of times but never without talking. I just need to hear his voice. I just need to talk to him .... can I really be a truckers wife?!?!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

School is officially over for Billy. He hits the road tomorrow with his over the road trainer to get his 20k miles in. He leaves tomorrow morning. So I will be taking him into Salt Lake to drop him off to meet the guy. This guy that he is training with does a dedicated run so I guess they leave here in Utah somewhere and head to somewhere in Indiana and then back again to reset their hours so for awhile he will be home every few days I think. He had to go down to the truck stop this morning and get an advance from his ComData card so he would have some money to eat with over the next few days until payday. Good way to break myself in with not having him here is to have him only gone for a few days and then come home LOL talk about easing myself into it.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

This is the first Sunday morning we have not been able to sit and have coffee together in 15 years ... as I was sitting here in the quiet house this morning (just me and the dog) I felt so lonely. I am hoping over time I will adjust to this but man is it ever so hard and right now I should feel lucky .. for the next 10 days he still gets to come home at night .... How am I going to feel come the 21st when he is gone completely and not coming home at night ... the empty bed is going to be the hardest to deal with.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

This year has taken us on quite a journey. Me losing my job last November and really struggling to find another one and him being denied yet again for his disability has forced us through some really tough times and forced us to make some tough decisions..... with the latest beingHe is going to be a Truck Driver. He has wanted to do this his whole life and just never did it. So in that respect it makes me happy that he will finally get to do something he has wanted for so long. On the other hand I am nervous about the coming days, months and years. I have never been alone. Yes the girls will be around and I have family but that's different ya know! Not like having your husband around. I will have to learn to do everything around the house and with the cars and everything else that needs to be done that normally he has done. Not that I don't think I can do it because I can but it will be different. Along with taking care of his mother who has dementia. You can check out my other blog "My lesson in Patience" to read about those adventures LOL I am so used to having him here to bounce things off .. to have conversations with ... to just spend time with and now I will be alone. It's a scary thought. My girls are grown they have their own lives and I think I will be spending alot of time alone with alot of time to reflect. I know there will be times I will be able to go out with him on the road and that's exciting ... I am looking forward to that! Right now he is in school. He is on day 6. 11 more days to go then he will graduate and head out on the road. So for now I am lucky I have him home at night but the impending changes have me nervous as all get out.